[Toy Soldier]

Originally Posted by parmnion

I'm surprised he didn't find one.

Well, he didnt say that he was just looking to attack people at random, he was trying to antagonise people and get them to pick a fight. Its not that surprising that most people probably just ignored him. That's the best thing to do when someone is obviously looking for a fight .

[parmnion]

Originally Posted by Toy Soldier

Well, he didnt say that he was just looking to attack people at random, he was trying to antagonise people and get them to pick a fight. Its not that surprising that most people probably just ignored him. That's the best thing to do when someone is obviously looking for a fight .

Sorry to be so blunt but he could have just walked up to someone and used the n word.

[parmnion]

Originally Posted by LeatherTrumpet

i know right

it actually sounds like a total BS story

he probably went out one night and thought about it

40 years later he has embellished it like one of his crap films

Sounds like early dementia to me..He probably read a script 3 weeks ago
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[arista]

No New Film Red Carpet

https://news.sky.com/story/liam-nees...m-row-11629186

[Marsh.]

"Defends desire to kill"

Dear god, people need to get over it.

[arista]

Originally Posted by Marsh.

"Defends desire to kill"

Dear god, people need to get over it.

It was 40 years ago.

[Marsh.]

Originally Posted by arista

It was 40 years ago.

Exactly.

[armand.kay]

What a mess... did he expect a pat on the back for resisting his urges and no murdering a black man??? Also this is even more of a hoot when you think about how he referred to the me too movement as a witch hunt.

[Toy Soldier]

The Star's headline yesterday though. It was something like "LIAM NEESON IN RACIST MURDER PLOT".

I mean... I guess? But so misleading

[GoldHeart]

Originally Posted by parmnion

Sorry to be so blunt but he could have just walked up to someone and used the n word.

I don't believe Neeson is really racist, how do you even know he would use the N word .

I think he just put himself in certain areas with predominantly black people & in the wrong places hoping someone would have an altercation with him ,because it would give him a reason to lash out in his mind ,like some messed up revenge .

We know he can't blame every black person for something traumatic and it was disturbing the thought of him roaming the streets . But he was clearly having a breakdown by sounds of it . He also made it clear that the guy who hurt his friend could of been of any race ,any description and he would of gone for that particular looking person.

It was also 40 years ago , and it's given himself a lot of time to change & regret it .

[bitontheslide]

Even 40 years ago, it wasn't the norm for people to go out on the streets determined to take out some twisted form of revenge, so i'm afraid this notion that as it was 40 years ago so that's ok then is plain ridiculous.

It says a lot about his character if that was his reaction at the time, and it shouldn't be excused so lightly.

[GoldHeart]

Originally Posted by bitontheslide

Even 40 years ago, it wasn't the norm for people to go out on the streets determined to take out some twisted form of revenge, so i'm afraid this notion that as it was 40 years ago so that's ok then is plain ridiculous.

It says a lot about his character if that was his reaction at the time, and it shouldn't be excused so lightly.

I wasn't using the notion of "ohh it was 40 years ago so it doesn't matter" . I already said it's disturbing but there's more to the story when you listen to him .

Neeson was surrounded by violence growing up ,it mentally scarred him .

[Alf]

Originally Posted by bitontheslide

Even 40 years ago, it wasn't the norm for people to go out on the streets determined to take out some twisted form of revenge, so i'm afraid this notion that as it was 40 years ago so that's ok then is plain ridiculous.

It says a lot about his character if that was his reaction at the time, and it shouldn't be excused so lightly.

You can find thoughts of people wanting White people dead, on social media, most days in the present and nobody bat's an eyelid.

The only thing Neeson is guilty of is a thought crime. The response to this makes it look like we're living in 1984.

[armand.kay]

I listened to the interview and tbh it doesn't make me feel any better about him. Like the entire time he was talking about how it was a "primal urge" and not him just being a racist ass hole in that moment. Like the whole thing seemed to be more him talking about revenge and the disturbing racist logic was kinda swept over. I don't know if he's still a racist now and tbh I don't really care because its not like I ever was a fan of him.

[Zizu]

Originally Posted by GoldHeart

I wasn't using the notion of "ohh it was 40 years ago so it doesn't matter" . I already said it's disturbing but there's more to the story when you listen to him .



Neeson was surrounded by violence growing up ,it mentally scarred him .

Maybe he's not such a good 'actor' after all


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[Toy Soldier]

Originally Posted by bitontheslide

Even 40 years ago, it wasn't the norm for people to go out on the streets determined to take out some twisted form of revenge, so i'm afraid this notion that as it was 40 years ago so that's ok then is plain ridiculous.

Well... I mean... context IS important and 40 years ago in Northern Ireland there WERE a hell of a lot of people on the streets "seeking a twisted form of revenge". Either way I don't think anyone is excusing it or saying it's normal, really the point of saying that it was 40 years ago is that a lot can change (for an individual, and in society) in 40 years so assessing his current opinions based on things from 4 decades ago is pointless.

That said, he doesn't seem entirely... hinged... in his recent interviews.

I certainly don't think he's a racist, but he clearly has some lifelong internal turmoil and volatility.

[Niamh.]

Originally Posted by armand.kay

I listened to the interview and tbh it doesn't make me feel any better about him. Like the entire time he was talking about how it was a "primal urge" and not him just being a racist ass hole in that moment. Like the whole thing seemed to be more him talking about revenge and the disturbing racist logic was kinda swept over. I don't know if he's still a racist now and tbh I don't really care because its not like I ever was a fan of him.

Yeah that's a good point. If he'd have said I went out looking for a man instead of a black man specifically then maybe the "primal urge" bit might be more appropriate (?)but I think if you're going to make a statement like he did (and I do see where TS is coming from aswell when he said it's better to discuss stuff like this if we want to change anything) then he should really have addressed the race issue more.

[Withano]

We’re not racist but

Originally Posted by arista

Yes Shaun
The White Swan is Supreme

And this concludes UKIP’s political broadcast

[Livia]

[Gstar]

Wow

[armand.kay]

Originally Posted by Livia

Nobody has called for his arrest. Yeah you should be free to think whatever but if you share your thoughts with everyone expect a reaction. That reaction doesn't always have to be good.

[armand.kay]

also this situation is more than just "thoughts" like he was roaming the streets for a week with the intent to kill a random black man. in his most recent GMA interview he reaffirmed that he would've gone through with it had he got the chance.

[arista]

Originally Posted by armand.kay

also this situation is more than just "thoughts" like he was roaming the streets for a week with the intent to kill a random black man. in his most recent GMA interview he reaffirmed that he would've gone through with it had he got the chance.

Yes back in 1979, though.

[Niamh.]

Originally Posted by armand.kay

also this situation is more than just "thoughts" like he was roaming the streets for a week with the intent to kill a random black man. in his most recent GMA interview he reaffirmed that he would've gone through with it had he got the chance.

Originally Posted by arista

Yes back in 1979, though.

Doesn't matter what year it was though, he still said he was actively looking for a black man to kill, any black man and he said that in 2019, he's bound to have expected some sort of backlash about it and if he didn't he really should have seeing as though he's been in the public eye for such a longtime

[armand.kay]

Originally Posted by Niamh.

Doesn't matter what year it was though, he still said he was actively looking for a black man to kill, any black man and he said that in 2019, he's bound to have expected some sort of backlash about it and if he didn't he really should have seeing as though he's been in the public eye for such a longtime

Right literally nobody asked him for this. Even the woman who interviewed him was not expecting the interview to take this turn. Like I said before in his interview he was giving an example of how he's sought out revenge in the past and framed the story in a way that made out that his problem was just him being angry and irrational as opposed to him being a literal racist.